Friday, July 15, 2011

Road trip

These pictures were taken on our drive out and back from the villages we visited.  It's about a 9 hour drive from our house in town even though it's only about 180km (120mi).  Parts of the road are nauseatingly windy, other parts have very steep drop offs.  All of it is impressive with incredible views!


One of the few short sections with a guard rail...

Landslides and falling rocks often block the road.  We were fortunate to only be stopped by this twice, and for just a few minutes each time.  It can take hours to clear the road, depending on how much is blocked.

Somehow there is always space for two vehicles, even when it seems like just one will fit.

Gorgeous scenery!  When I feel scared looking at the road or all the way down, I just lift up my eyes to the hills and turn up my music!